Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Joe Raedle

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by a severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers downstream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by a severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers downstream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Joe Raedle

The Buchanan dam, one of the control points for water going south to the rice farmers, is seen on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

The Buchanan dam, one of the control points for water going south to the rice farmers, is seen on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Joe Raedle

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by a severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers downstream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by a severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers downstream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Joe Raedle

A fish cleaning sink is seen at the end of a pier that was once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan before a severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

A fish cleaning sink is seen at the end of a pier that was once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan before a severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Joe Raedle

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Joe Raedle

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by severe on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers downstream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by severe on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers downstream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Joe Raedle

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers downstream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers downstream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Joe Raedle

A launch that once allowed boats to be put into the water of Lake Buchanan is seen as the severe drought has dried up the water on March 12, 2014 in Tow, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

A launch that once allowed boats to be put into the water of Lake Buchanan is seen as the severe drought has dried up the water on March 12, 2014 in Tow, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

Texans Compete Over Scarce Water Supply As Drought Continues

Joe Raedle

A fishing trap is seen attached to the end of a pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan before a severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

A fishing trap is seen attached to the end of a pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan before a severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers down stream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full.

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A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen... News PhotoAgriculture,Business,Drought,Finance,Gulf Coast States,Horizontal,Pier,Serious,Surrounding,Texas,USA,Water,WeatherPhotographer Joe RaedleCollection: Getty Images News 2014 Getty ImagesBURNET, TX - MARCH 12: A pier once surrounded by the water of Lake Buchanan is seen afflicted by a severe drought on March 12, 2014 in Burnet, Texas. Farmers downstream and people living on the lakes are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the drought and water control. Recently the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality agreed to cut off water deliveries to most rice farmers in the Lower Colorado River Basin for the third straight year as the lakes in central Texas are only 38 percent full. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)